Topic Three Flashcards
1
Q
what are vitamins?
A
organic compounds occur in small amounts in a wide variety of foods.
Vitamins’s have a specific function and cannot be viewed as interchangeable.
They are unable to be synthesised by the body.
They are classified as either water soluble or fat soluble
hypervitaminosis is too much and hypovitaminosis is too little
2
Q
Omega 6 is required for the regulation of?
A
Blood pressure
blood clot formation
blood vessel contractions and nerve impulse transmission
